His wife Bianca also posted a picture of the tot, captioning it, ''Because the world needed another Frankie Cocozza. I will be stuck in love land until further notice, our son 11/5/19. Pure happiness.''
Frankie's fans were delighted for him and took to the comments to post their congratulations.
One said, ''Love this Frankie boy! Huge congratulations to you and Bianca. What a wonderful life you’ve created. Lots of love man.''
While another wrote, ''Huge Congratulations to you & Bianca! He’s just beautiful.''
The pair married in Brighton in May 2018 after a whirlwind romance and Bianca announced her pregnancy in October.
She wrote, ''Mummy n Daddy 2 be!!!**** We’re not wasting any time! Popping out our 1st babeh May 2019. Save the D8 & swipe 2 c da bubbby. Thank u every1 for the love n support, we r SO excited!''
Huge congratulations to the couple on their adorable arrival and as life as a family of three.
He captioned it, ''My lil' queens, Tia & Jazzy made my birthday. Good reminder for me of what's really important in life and why I work the way I do.''
He continued, ''Only thing missing was my other daughter Simone, but two outta three of a good thing ain't ever bad so I'll take it. These two baked me an apple cake with sprinkles and three candles for the amount of hours I'm going to sleep in 2019."
She said, ''Someone went as far as saying someone should call child services…some of the nastiest things. And I cried so hard after that. I won't share them anymore."
She went on to say that she understood people's concerns but that they could be kinder in their responses.
After posting a snap of her son and daughter and a pelican that had wandered into their home, it was the fact her son had taken his nappy off that accused issue among her followers.
Pink responded with, ''I deleted it because you’re all f*cking disgusting. And now I’m turning off my comments and shaking my head at the state of social media and keyboard warriors, and the negativity that you bring to other people’s lives.''
She also received criticism after she posted a video of her son playing with cars and saying, "Ah, damn it."
She said, ''Some people were like: 'Nice language, I'm sure that came from you' and 'What kind of mother do you think you are?'''
She continued, ''And I understand people saying you need to be more careful because you are in the public eye and you should have thought of that – they're right. But there's a nice way to say that. There's a kind way to be online.''
She said the time was right to stop posting images of her daughter as she is getting older.
She said, ''It's probably time to pull her back from the world and let her live her best life."
We love Pink and her real posts about family life – but we applaud her choice to keep that part of her life private.
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. It is a day of love and celebration. It is a day where mums get to enjoy breakfast in bed, receive handmade cards covered in glitter and are gifted bunches of delightful blooms to show them how much they’re loved.
It is a day many of us look forward to, but we must remember that it isn’t easy for everyone. It is a day that causes major heartache and upset for people all around the world, for their own personal reasons.
Many have lost their mums, others have poor relationships with them. There are women who have spent their lives dreaming of becoming a mum only to have that dream cruelly snatched away from them.
Bloom & Wild have acknowledged just how difficult and emotional this holiday can be for people and what they’ve done for their customers is beyond admirable.
The florist offered customers the option to opt-out of receiving emails about Mother’s Day. They have sent a thoughtful email to their customers, including blogger Lottie L’Amour who shared a screenshot of their message.
The email read: ‘Want to opt-out of Mother's Day emails? No Problem. I wanted to get in touch as I know that Mother's Day can be a very sensitive time for some of us. So if you don't want us to send you any Mother's Day reminders this month, we won't. Just let us know by opting out here. Then we'll do the rest. And don't worry, if you opt out we'll still keep you up to date with everything else, like normal. Best wishes.’
Can we just talk about how fantastic @BloomandWild are at customer satisfaction? This email is so thoughtful – I don’t know of any brand that does this. I’ll always buy my flowers from them for this reason! pic.twitter.com/w6S0AEoEmy
Bloom & Wild have received heaps of praise for their kind gesture. They thanked everyone for the support: ‘We've been so overwhelmed by the positive response to our recent opt-out email. We just wanted to say thanks for all the kind words and we hope we can make things the tiniest bit easier for some at a tricky time.’
Fair play to Bloom & Wild for thinking of those who struggle with Mother’s Day.
It's fair to say that the Garrihy sisters – Aoibhin, Ailbhe and Doireann – are immensely talented and beyond stunning.
And when we meet them – along with their mum Clare, their close bond is easy to see.
The foursome are set to take part in Vhi'sWomen's Mini Marathon, which will on Bank Holiday Sunday June 2, at 2pm and they cant wait to do the 10K together.
As Doireann says, ''It's a great day there's people from all over the place of different backgrounds, shapes, size, ages…''
Aoibhin chimes in, ''When you see the sea of colour, everyone with their own t-shirt on and their own reason for being there, there's something emotional about it.''
While all four women are active and exercise regularly, Ailbhe has another reason for wanting to stay in shape – her wedding.
She's set to walk down the aisle in October and she revealed that she's in the throes of planning a three-day extravaganza that'll be in County Clare.
She says that she is quite relaxed about it all, ''Unlike Aoibhin who was sending us mood boards!''
The sisters are close in age and their relationship is more like that of mates then siblings, with Doireann and Ailbhe living together.
Aoibhin hits the nail on the head when she says that sisterhood is like, ''Having a forever friend'' and Ailbhe adds that it's having a ''Frank friend without a filter.''
While they still argue, the days of killing each other and stealing each others clothes are long gone.
As always, the three girls have a busy 2019 coming up, with Doireann having made the move from Spin 103.8 to Today FM.
In addition to having another series of The Doireann Project on the way, she also says that having her own show is the dream.
She said, ''I'd love a magazine style show where it's laid-back and you can talk about anything and everything. I don't know if I'd be cut out for breakfast radio though – those hours!''
Aoibhin has other projects that have temporarily taken her away from acting, but she still has a special place in her heart for dancing, after appearing on Dancing With The Stars in 2018.
Was it nerve-wracking having to dance live on air?
She said, ''It was the other stuff actually. We trained 8 – 10 hours a day'' to which mum Clare adds, ''She would come home, watch the dancing and call Vitali (her pro dance partner) and say what she wasn't happy with.''
''And then she'd go out that week and get all 10's!'' Doireann added.
It's such a pleasure to meet a family so close-knit and supportive of each other – and I have a feeling no matter what the Garrihy sisters do, they'll be amazingly successful.
The Vhi Women's Mini Marathon will take place on Bank Holiday Sunday June 2, 2019 at 2pm.
Visit www.Vhiwomensminimarathon.ie for more information.
Obviously, the Kardashian family are decidedly unimpressed with Tristan Thompson's behaviour, after it was revealed that he cheated on Khloe for a second time.
One year ago, it came to light that Tristan had reportedly cheated on Khloe numerous times during her pregnancy with their daughter True Thompson.
Two weeks ago, it was revealed that Tristan had cheated again, this time with Jordyn Woods, a close friend of Khloe and the family, and best friend to Kylie Jenner.
A source told People that while the whole family is pissed with what happened, Kim and Kanye are particularly disgusted.
'Kanye thinks of himself as the godfather in this family, and he has the mindset that if anyone messes with one of them, they mess with them all, the source said.
'So right now, Tristan and Jordyn are on his list. If he never talks to them again, it’s fine by him. He wasn’t close to them in the first place.'
Speaking of the support he is giving the family, they said: 'He’s protective of the Kardashian women, all of them, and if anyone hurts them, he will always be their biggest advocate,'
The source also revealed that Kim has been Khloe's rock throughout this tough time.
'Kim is the one who is really upset about this. She’s livid. She’s so angry, and she’s 100 percent on Khloé’s side,' they told People.
Social media queen Chrissy Teigen has once again renewed her crown with her latest baby photo series on Instagram, featuring baby Miles and…not-so-baby John Legend.
There's no doubt in anyone's minds that their nine-month-old baby boy Miles is the SPITTING IMAGE of John Legend.
Seriously, it's uncanny. Chrissy posted an image of Miles celebrating nine months of life, and then posted an identical picture featuring a grown-up John in a onesie, and we're gasping.
We learn a thing or two about John Legend in the post; his favourite bed-time lullaby is Say A Little Prayer, and his favourite bed-time story is the political news programme The Rachel Maddow Show. Very niche for a baby…
He doesn't like beets and bad grammar, and he loves music, peanut butter and his family. How pure.
Hilariously, Chrissy also included the amount of teeth he had, his height in inches, and his weight. The 40-year-old Ordinary People singer looks absolutely chuffed with himself either way, so that's a nice milestone right there.
Meanwhile, mum-of-two Chrissy was GUSH-ing about the latest addition to her family as she posted Mile's extra cute chalkboard.
Little Miles sat on the floor and detailed his likes and dislikes, and it's just the cutest. The statistics included his love for his sister Luna, toys, music and bath time.
Social media personality Chrissy and musician John welcomed their son Miles into the family last May, and also share two-year-old daughter Luna. What a fam, we aspire to be as legendary as this lot.
Vogue Williams has gotten candid about how many kids she wants with her husband Spencer Matthews.
The DJ, presenter and model appeared on Lorraine where she discussed how large a brood she wants, four months after she welcomed her first child, Theodore.
The 33-year-old said, ''I'm obsessed with him, I would say yeah maybe three more, if we get to three maybe we'll see about the fourth.''
She continued, ''It's the most amazing thing in the whole world, he falls asleep around seven and we go and look at him. Spencer's home with him today.''
Vogue also opened up about the success of her and Spencer's show – Spencer Vogue and Baby Too – which has gotten a hugely positive response from fans.
She sad, ''We were kind of surprised because you are worried, I was so nervous when it came out, when we got the reaction we did we were delighted that people love watching our little family.''
She continued, ''They kind of filmed what was happening, we weren't worried about our relationship coming across badly because we don't really argue.''
She added, ''If we were going to do the show were going to do it properly, we didn't want it to look fake or manufactured.''
We loved the show and think that they come across as such a great couple.
A gorgeous and powerfully vivid collection of essays written by Emilie Pine has won the An Post Book of the Year for 2018.
Notes to Self sees Pine writing on a variety of important moments in her life, including sexual assault, fertility problems, sexism in the academia sector, feminism, depression and addiction.
Published by Tramp Press, the book has been widely read around Ireland since it's publication, and has deeply resonated especially with women nationwide who relate to the stark and emotional work.
Delighted and honoured to win Book of the Year 2018, in the An Post Irish Book Awards! Thank you to everyone who voted, and most of all thank you to @TrampPress for asking me to write my story https://t.co/KOJHYh34jr
Emilie tweeted her joy at hearing the news, writing on Twitter: "Delighted and honoured to win Book of the Year 2018….Thank you to everyone who voted."
She also paid tribute to Tramp Press for commissioning the work, which tugged at the heartstrings of Irish women and men nationwide with it's brutal and visceral honesty.
The An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018 was handpicked by a public vote from a list of category winners which were recently announced at the An Post Irish Book Awards.
The esteemed prize boasts previous winners such as John Crowley's Atlas of the Irish Revolution, written with Donal Ó Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and Dr. John Borgonovo, Solar Bones by Mike McCormack, Academy Street by Mary Costello, The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan, Belinda McKeon's Solace, Staring at Lakes by Michael Harding and Asking For It by Louise O'Neill.
Chairperson of the An Post Irish Book Awards Maria Dickenson said; “Emilie Pine’s Notes to Self was one of the great stories in Irish bookselling in 2018 and I’m delighted that the voting public has chosen it as the An Post Book of the Year."
"The power and honesty of Emilie’s essays have captivated readers, and it’s truly gratifying both to see her talent rewarded and to see an Irish publisher like Tramp Press receive this well-deserved recognition," she continued.
Readers of the book couldn't put the engrossing work down. David McRedmond, CEO of An Post, commented on Emilie's wonderful win,
“2018 was a huge year for Irish writing and no book illustrates better why An Post is delighted to sponsor the Irish Book Awards: Emilie Pine’s book, a challenging read, is deeply human and Irish, emotional and clever. An Post thanks all the voters for engaging with the Awards in such large numbers.”
The An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate and promote Irish writing to a wide range of readers, bringing together a massive community who are passionate about writing. Readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians unite to recognise Irish talent.
Congratulations to Emilie on her deserved achievement, we can't wait to consume her next piece of beautiful and fearless writing.
The ex-glamour model said, ''I've always said I wanted to adopt a child and don't care if they've got a disability or what age they are. I feel like I can offer a place.''
She explained that she has got talking to a woman at her nail salon who does work with an orphanage in Nigeria.
Katie is mum to 13-year-old Junior and 11-year-old Princess from her marriage to Peter Andre as well as five-year-old Jett and four-year-old Bunny from her marriage to Kieran Hayler.
Katie also cares full-time for her eldest child, 16-year-old Harvey, who has Prader-Willi syndrome.
She was asked if she would adopt a British baby but she said that it would be too difficult.
She said, ''It's so hard to adopt over here, like so hard. I've looked into it for ages. Hopefully, something will happen. I still want my own kids don't get me wrong and will definitely have more.''
She continued, ''If I can offer another child, I will. There's enough rooms in the house. Good things are happening."
His life has changed beyond recognition in the past two years.
The former playboy has undergone a huge transformation from his days on Made in Chelsea.
He has met someone who was The One – Irish model, DJ and presenter Vogue Williams – got married and became a dad to little Theodore.
Phew – that was some few years, huh?
And the 30-year-old was clearly in a reflective mood as he took to Instagram to mark the end of his holiday in St Barts.
He posted a picture of himself in a brightly-patterned shirt relaxing on a rooftop.
He captioned it, ''Easily the best trip in all the 25 years that I’ve been coming to this beautiful island. My wife and son being here with me for the first time and a completely clear and sober mind have made all the diff.''
His parents own the luxurious Eden Rock Hotel in St Barts since they went to the island on a family holiday in 1995.
His followers were delighted with the sweet post and took to the comments to express how much they loved his show, Spencer, Vogue and Baby Too.
One wrote, ''You and Vogue had me in stitches watching your TV programme your dry sense of humours are so well matched. Brightened up January.''
While another said, ''You have to do another series together- you two are hilarious – you have met your match!!''
It definitely seems that he has gotten his happy ending.
Body-shaming is still massively prevalent in our society, without question.
Despite the cold, hard fact that it's 2019, people still feel the incessant need to pull others down for their appearance, and their weight.
Loey Lane is a well-known, GORGEOUS, experienced YouTuber who just so happens to be plus-sized. She speaks about it regularly, preaching the value of health above self-hatred and dieting.
The vlogger has now released a shocking video of a diet pill company using footage of her as part of their horrendously shameful advertising campaign.
After returning from a sportswear photoshoot with iconic make-up guru James Charles, the model discovered a video selling diet pills which utilised images of her as their 'before' template, and she's understandably fuming.
CarbonFire 213Complex makes it ridiculously difficult to find reviews of it online, but the video proclaims the product to be a certified miracle for anyone who wants to lose weight.
Diet pills have entered the media for an assortment of reasons over the last few years, with activists and public figures such as Jameela Jamil slamming weight-loss products which do more harm than good.
The Kardashians are renowned for selling appetite suppressants and weight-loss consumer goods, much to the dismay of many body positivity figures and health experts alike.
There are an array of dangers associated with items such as these, which are essentially glorified laxatives.
The advertising campaigns in the media are arguably as harmful, telling women their weight creates everyday problems such as finding a husband, having failing health and being embarrassed to look in the mirror.
No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. pic.twitter.com/zDPN1T8sBM
Loey Lane shows the video advert to her following, and it's one of the worst examples of body-shaming we've seen yet. It opens with a beautiful, pale-skinned blonde woman gazing at silk wedding gowns, after her friend asks her to be her maid-of-honour for a wedding.
"How I Fit Into My Wedding Dress" is the video's apparent title, despite the fact that it's NOT HER WEDDING. The problems aren't hard to spot throughout the disgraceful imagery.
The blonde woman looks into the camera lens, and the words; "Believe me, I wasn't always this way. This was me before losing all that weight," flash across the screen.
Lo-and-behold, the woman is now Loey Lane, allegedly the same person as the blonde woman.
Alright then, at this stage we've lost count of the issues within the video, and it's only about ten seconds in.
As if the ad itself isn't traumatising enough to watch, actual graphics for OTHER diet pill companies and body-shaming articles pop up on the side of the screen. An assault is what that is.
"I'm going to share my secret so that it can be easy for you!" the advert claims. Thank God for that.
"A few months ago, one of my best friends from high school texted me. She was getting married and she wanted me to be her bridesmaid. I was SO excited, but there was just one thing… I was SO overweight," the video continues. Wow.
"I couldn't go to the wedding like this, I was so pretty in high school and I would be so embarrassed looking like this. I wanted to go to the wedding and look like I did when I was 18. You know- slim, pretty, looking great in some heels." *Sharpens pitchfork*
"I cut out all junk food. I worked out every single day. After four months, I was still embarrassed to look in the mirror…my personal trainer friend said if I wanted to lose weight fast, I had to supercharge my metabolism."
Classic *insert scientific words here to fumble the consumer's brain* tactics.
"At this point I was desperate…time was running out." This isn't dismantling a bomb, you won't die if you attend your best friend's wedding at ANY weight.
"How could I show my face at the wedding looking like this?" Looking like.. a human woman? *Gasp* "I was even considering not showing up." Priorities aren't in order there, love.
"CarbonFire Complex claimed to boost metabolism using only the healthiest ingredients, they looked very professional." Yes, and Donald Trump looks very diplomatic.
"After only a few days, I dropped a dress size. Ten days later, I lost two dress sizes. I felt lighter on my feet." Because your digestive system has just wasted away, perhaps?
"After another week, I was down three sizes. By the time the wedding came around, I lost seven dress sizes. I was getting a LOT more attention from guys, I almost felt bad for the bride, because I was getting so many compliments."
Male attention should be the motivational factor for every woman, after all.
I hate how the fitness industry tricks people into believing there is a magic pill to give people the results they desire. Fit tea and diet pills are dangerous and the people selling them are only interested in your money. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HARD WORK AND GOOD NUTRITION.
This all comes at the reasonable price of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, by the way. You can buy happiness, male sexual attention and confidence all at this lovely sale.
The blonde woman in the video revealed herself as Amanda John, and she also did not consent to be used for the branding.
So they effectively stole imagery from two women without their permission and used it to scam vulnerable, hard-working people online with low self-esteem because of ads exactly like this, shaming their weight. As if a weighing scales can tell you your worth.
We hope Loey Lane and Amanda John take legal action against CarbonFire Complex, Lord knows they deserve it.
A reminder, there is no such thing as a magic pill. Your worth encompasses your hopes, fears, intelligence, beliefs, morals, family values, friends, career and everything in between, not just your appearance alone.
You can't lose weight and discover joy at the end of the scales.
Take a look at Loey Lane's original video below for some fresh morning rage;
